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Yue W, Jiechen W, Huihui Z, Dandan G, Guoqiang H, Guangyu S. A intermediate concentration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide enhances PSII activity and inhibits PSI activity in expanded leaves of tobacco seedlings. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 209:111844. [PMID: 33383337 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a major air pollutant that affects plant growth, development and yields. Previous studies have found that atmospheric NO2 changes plant photosynthesis in a concentration-dependent manner. Low concentrations of NO2 (4.0 μL L-1) can increase photosynthetic rates, while high concentrations of NO2 (16.0 μL L-1) can have an inhibitory effect. However, the specific effects of a critical intermediate concentration of NO2 on the photosynthetic apparatus of plants has remained unknown. Therefore, in this study, tobacco seedlings at three-leaf ages were fumigated with a intermediate concentration of 8.0 μL L-1 NO2 for 15 days to determine the effects on leaf weight, leaf number per plant, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, the reaction center activity of photosystems I and II (PSI and PSII, respectively) and core protein gene expression (PsbA and PsaA). Fumigation with 8.0 μL L-1 NO2 increased the number of leaves per plant and the weight of leaves, and the leaves became dark green and curly after 10 days of fumigation. During NO2 fumigation for 15 days, the chlorophyll content, PSII maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), electron transfer rate (ETR) and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) increased most in the oldest leaves (Lmax leaves), but decreased PSI activity (∆I/Io). The Fv/Fm, ETR and NPQ in the youngest leaves (Lmin leaves) were lower than those of Lmax leaves, but the actual photochemical efficiency (ΦPSII) of PSII increased most and ∆I/Io was the highest in these samples. The Fv/Fm, ETR, NPQ and ΦPSII in the leaves at the middle leaf age (Lmid leaves) were lower than those of Lmin and Lmax leaves, but the relative fluorescence intensity of point L (VL) and the relative fluorescence intensity of point K (VK) decreased the most in these samples. Thus, this critical concentration of atmospheric NO2 increased the activity of PSII and inhibited PSI activity in expanded leaves of tobacco seedlings.
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- Wang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Mudanjang Institute of Tobacco Science, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
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Gupta R. The oxygen-evolving complex: a super catalyst for life on earth, in response to abiotic stresses. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2020; 15:1824721. [PMID: 32970515 PMCID: PMC7671056 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1824721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The oxygen-evolving complex is integrated into photosystem (PSII). An essential part of oxygenic photosynthetic apparatus, embedded in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts. The OEC is a super catalyst to split water into molecular oxygen in the presence of light. The OEC consist of four Mn atoms, one Ca atom and five oxygen atoms (CaMn4O5) and this cluster is maintained by its surrounding proteins viz., PsbQ, PsbP, PsbO, PsbR. The function of this super catalyst with a high turnover frequency of 500 s-1 in standard condition. Chlorophyll a fluorescence (OJIP transients) are used to understand structural and functional cohesion of photosynthetic apparatus. A further K-peak in OJIP curve reflects damage at the OEC donor site in response to salinity, drought, and high temperature. The decline in performance indices (PI, SFI) also revealed structural damage of photosynthetic apparatus that leads to disruption of electron transport rate under abiotic conditions. This review discusses the structural and function cohesion of the OEC in plant against variable abiotic conditions.
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- Ramwant Gupta
- Department of Biology, School of Pure Sciences, College of Engineering Science and Technology, Fiji National University, Natabua, Fiji Islands
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Zhong X, Downs CA, Che X, Zhang Z, Li Y, Liu B, Li Q, Li Y, Gao H. The toxicological effects of oxybenzone, an active ingredient in suncream personal care products, on prokaryotic alga Arthrospira sp. and eukaryotic alga Chlorella sp. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 216:105295. [PMID: 31561136 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Oxybenzone (OBZ; benzophenone-3, CAS# 131-57-7) is a known pollutant of aquatic and marine ecosystems, and is an ingredient in over 3000 personal care products, as well as many types of plastics. The aim of this study is to explore the different toxicities of OBZ on an eukaryotic (Chlorella sp.) and a prokaryotic algae (Arthrospira sp.). OBZ is a photo-toxicant, with all observed toxicities more sever in the light than in the dark. Cell growth and chlorophyll inhibition were positively correlated with increasing OBZ concentrations over time. Twenty days treatment with OBZ, as low as 22.8 ng L-1, significantly inhibited the growth and chlorophyll synthesis of both algae. Both algae were noticeably photo-bleached after 7 days of exposure to OBZ concentrations higher than 2.28 mg L-1. Relatively low OBZ concentrations (0.228 mg L-1) statistically constrained photosynthetic and respiratory rates via directly inhibiting photosynthetic electron transport (PET) and respiration electron transport (RET) mechanisms, resulting in over production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Transmission and scanning electron microscopy showed that the photosynthetic and respiratory membrane structures were damaged by OBZ exposure in both algae. Additionally, PET inhibition suppressed ATP production for CO2 assimilation via the Calvin-Benson cycle, further limiting synthesis of other biomacromolecules. RET restriction limited ATP generation, restricting the energy supply used for various life activities in the cell. These processes further impacted on photosynthesis, respiration and algal growth, representing secondary OBZ-induced algal damages. The data contained herein, as well as other studies, supports the argument that global pelagic and aquatic phytoplankton could be negatively influenced by OBZ pollution.
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- Xin Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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- Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, P.O. Box 92, Clifford, VA, 24533, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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Guo R, Bai Z, Zhou J, Zhong X, Gu F, Liu Q, Li H. Tissue physiological metabolic adaptability in young and old leaves of reed (Phragmites communis) in Songnen grassland. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 128:99-105. [PMID: 29772493 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Common reed (Phragmites communis) is widely distributed as the dominant plant species in the Songnen Plain of China. The aim of this study was to investigate different physiological adaptive mechanisms to salinity tolerance between young and old leaves. The profiles of 68 metabolites were measured and studied in reed leaves by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The nitrogen, carbon, and pigment contents showed stronger growth inhibition for older leaves with salinity stress. In young leaves, high K+ contents not only promoted cell growth, but also prevented influx of superfluous Na+ ions in cells; the Ca2+ accumulation in old leaves implied that Ca2+ triggered the SOS-Na+ exclusion system and reduced Na+ toxicity. Thus, the mechanism of enhanced tolerance differed between young and old leaves. The metabolite results indicated that the young and old leaves had different mechanisms of osmotic regulation; sugars/polyols and amino acids played important roles in developing salinity tolerance in young leaves but high contents of fatty acids were important for old leaves. These results implied dramatically enhanced sugars and amino acid synthesis but inhibited energy metabolism in young leaves. In contrast, fatty acid synthesis was enhanced in old leaves. The results extended our understanding of the differences in physiological metabolism in adaptive to the salt-alkalization of soil in Songnen grassland between young and old leaves of reeds.
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- Rui Guo
- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Centre, The Ministry of Land and Resources, Beijing 100000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dryland Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Fan X, Zhang Z, Gao H, Yang C, Liu M, Li Y, Li P. Photoinhibition-like damage to the photosynthetic apparatus in plant leaves induced by submergence treatment in the dark. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89067. [PMID: 24586508 PMCID: PMC3929631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Submergence is a common type of environmental stress for plants. It hampers survival and decreases crop yield, mainly by inhibiting plant photosynthesis. The inhibition of photosynthesis and photochemical efficiency by submergence is primarily due to leaf senescence and excess excitation energy, caused by signals from hypoxic roots and inhibition of gas exchange, respectively. However, the influence of mere leaf-submergence on the photosynthetic apparatus is currently unknown. Therefore, we studied the photosynthetic apparatus in detached leaves from four plant species under dark-submergence treatment (DST), without influence from roots and light. Results showed that the donor and acceptor sides, the reaction center of photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) in leaves were significantly damaged after 36 h of DST. This is a photoinhibition-like phenomenon similar to the photoinhibition induced by high light, as further indicated by the degradation of PsaA and D1, the core proteins of PSI and PSII. In contrast to previous research, the chlorophyll content remained unchanged and the H2O2 concentration did not increase in the leaves, implying that the damage to the photosynthetic apparatus was not caused by senescence or over-accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). DST-induced damage to the photosynthetic apparatus was aggravated by increasing treatment temperature. This type of damage also occurred in the anaerobic environment (N2) without water, and could be eliminated or restored by supplying air to the water during or after DST. Our results demonstrate that DST-induced damage was caused by the hypoxic environment. The mechanism by which DST induces the photoinhibition-like damage is discussed below.
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- Xingli Fan
- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi, China
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Juvany M, Müller M, Munné-Bosch S. Photo-oxidative stress in emerging and senescing leaves: a mirror image? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:3087-98. [PMID: 23825233 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The life cycle of a leaf can be characterized as consisting of different stages: from primordial leaf initiation in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) to leaf senescence. Leaf development, from early leaf growth to senescence, is tightly controlled by plant development and the environment. Here, we primarily focus on summarizing current evidence indicating that photo-oxidative stress occurs at the two extremes of a leaf's lifespan. Some recent studies clearly indicate that--as happens in senescing leaves--emerging new leaves suffer from photo-oxidative stress, which suggests that oxidative stress plays a key role at both ends of the leaf life cycle. We discuss the causes and consequences of suffering from photo-oxidative stress during leaf development, paying attention to the particularities of this process at the two extremes of leaf development. Of particular importance is the current evidence showing mechanisms that maintain an adequate cellular reactive oxygen species/antioxidant (redox) balance that allows growth and prevents oxidative damage in young emerging leaves, while later on photo-oxidative stress induces cell death in senescing leaves. Also of interest is the fact that reductions in the efficiency of photosystem II photochemistry may not necessarily indicate photo-oxidative stress in emerging leaves. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of photoinhibition, photoprotection, and photo-oxidative stress at the two ends of the leaf life cycle: early leaf growth and leaf senescence.
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- Marta Juvany
- Departament de Biologia Vegetal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Humby PL, Snyder ECR, Durnford DG. Conditional senescence in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyceae). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2013; 49:389-400. [PMID: 27008525 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The mechanisms of microalgal senescence may play an important role in nutrient recycling and enhanced survival. However, the aging physiology of microalgae is an understudied phenomenon. To investigate the patterns of conditional senescence in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii P. A. Dangeard, we used a cell wall-less strain, transformed with a reporter gene to infer changes in photosynthetic gene expression. We examined plastid ultrastructure, photosynthetic function, and photoprotective mechanisms during aging in batch cultures. LHCII transcription levels decreased before the population entered stationary phase, and the characteristic transcriptional light-shift response was lost. A decline in photosynthetic proteins with a concomitant increase in the photoprotective protein, LHCSR, was observed over time. However, nonphotochemical quenching remained stable during growth and stationary phase, and then declined as alternative quenching mechanisms were up-regulated. Photosynthetic efficiency declined, while Fv/Fm remained stable until the death phases. As the culture progressed through stationary phase, disorganization of the chloroplast was observed along with an increase in cytoplasmic oil bodies. We also observed a partial recovery of function and proteins during the final death phase, and attribute this to the release of nutrients into the medium from cell lysis and/or active secretion while cells were senescing. Allowing open gas exchange resulted in high levels of sustained starch production and maintained maximum cell density, prolonging the stationary phase.
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- Penny L Humby
- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, 10 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 5A3
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- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, 10 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 5A3
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- Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, 10 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 5A3
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Changes of Photosynthetic Behaviors in Kappaphycus alvarezii Infected by Epiphyte. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2011:658906. [PMID: 21845201 PMCID: PMC3154503 DOI: 10.1155/2011/658906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Epiphytic filamentous algae (EFA) were noted as a serious problem to reduce the production and quality of K. alvarezii. The morphological studies revealed that the main epiphyte on K. alvarezii was Neosiphonia savatieri in China. Though the harmful effects of EFA on the production of K. alvarezii have been reported, the detailed mechanism of the N. savatieri in limiting the production of K. alvarezii has not been studied yet. The present paper studied the effects of N. savatieri infection on photosynthetic behaviors in K. alvarezii by detecting chlorophyll fluorescence transient in vivo. The results revealed that damage of oxygen-evolving complex (OEC), decrease of active reaction centers (RCs), and the plastoquinone (PQ) pool as well as significant reduction in the performance indexes (PI) of PSII were caused by the infection of N. savatieri. The influence of N. savatieri on photosynthetic activity of K. alvarezii should be one of the important reasons to reduce the production of K. alvarezii infected by N. savatieri.
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Jia YJ, Cheng DD, Wang WB, Gao HY, Liu AX, Li XM, Meng QW. Different enhancement of senescence induced by metabolic products of Alternaria alternata in tobacco leaves of different ages. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2010; 138:164-75. [PMID: 19863754 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01300.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanisms by which Alternaria alternata damages tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaves. Treatment with A. alternata metabolic products enhanced senescence in leaves of different ages, as indicated by the significant decrease in chlorophyll, soluble protein, photosynthetic O(2) evolution and catalase (CAT, EC 1.11.1.6) activity as well as an increase in H(2)O(2) content. The induction of senescence by A. alternata metabolic products increased as the age of the leaves increased. A. alternata metabolic products greatly influenced the behavior of photosystem II (PSII) in the leaves: oxygen evolving complex (OEC) activity and electron transport from primary quinone electron acceptor of PS II (Q(A)) to secondary quinone electron acceptor of PS II (Q(B)) were both significantly inhibited. This inhibition also became more pronounced in older leaves. In vitro experiments revealed that, without the influence of natural senescence, the A. alternata metabolic products directly inhibited the activity of a commercial CAT solution and inhibited photosynthetic O(2) evolution, which resulted in excess PSII excitation pressure and an overaccumulation of H(2)O(2) in leaf segments. These results suggest that the significant declines in photosynthesis and CAT activity induced by the metabolic products of A. alternata were important contributors to the overaccumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which accelerated senescence in tobacco leaves. The fact that the enhancement of senescence was getting more pronounced with the age of tobacco leaves might be related to the fact that older leaves already had higher H(2)O(2) levels and less antioxidant activity as reflected in lower CAT activity.
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- Yu-Jiao Jia
- State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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LI G, GAO HY, ZHAO B, DONG ST, ZHANG JW, YANG JS, WANG JF, LIU P. Effects of Drought Stress on Activity of Photosystems in Leaves of Maize at Grain Filling Stage. ZUOWU XUEBAO 2009. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1006.2009.01916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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